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Backdrop of Economic Gameplay in World of Warcraft: The Effect of Goldfarmers

The first computer game which could be played by multiple users at the same time and used a virtual world as environment was created in 1978 and was called Multi-User Dungeon. This game represented the first of its kind...
By Alex Maat on 09/09/12 Comments Off on Backdrop of Economic Gameplay in World of Warcraft: The Effect of Goldfarmers
World of Tweetcraft?

World of Tweetcraft?

The emergence of MMO gaming and virtual reality, especially the largest artificial worlds such as Azeroth in World of Warcraft, gave us a new way of socializing with people from around the globe. Twitter is one of the...
By Bart Brodzki on 10/07/10 3

Botting, Plotting and Multiboxing

A short entry on people botting, people plotting, bots multiboxing, and virtual goods adverts in games. Includes a MOVIE!
By Bart Brodzki on 10/01/10 3
Advantages of having a ‘Second Life’ – a short essay on how MMO Games may change the World

Advantages of having a ‘Second Life’ – a short essay on how MMO Games may change the World

What are MMO games? Massively Multiplayer Online games are a fresh genre to the gaming industry, as all of them require a strong and stable Internet connection. This particular branch of gaming is becoming more and more popular due...
By Bart Brodzki on 09/26/10 2

Is it actually true that Blizzard Entertainment will make enormous amounts of money on the 5th edition of BlizzCon?

Blizzard Entertainment is a major publisher and developer of games and entertainment software. This American conglomerate, placed in California, is behind multiple ‘game of the year’ awards. Additionally it is also the owner and creator of battle.net, world’s first...
By Bart Brodzki on 09/10/10 Comments Off on Is it actually true that Blizzard Entertainment will make enormous amounts of money on the 5th edition of BlizzCon?